The airline staffers were very accommodating, and managed to put the family on another flight leaving later that day.

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However, they ended up missing that flight as well after Yan apparently failed to hear flight's boarding call.

Yan demanded he be allowed to board anyway, but was denied. It was then that he became violent, tossing around computer equipment, and attempting to shatter the door to the boarding gate with a sign.

After surveillance footage of the incident went viral in China, Yan, who is also the vice chairman of the Guangdong Yunnan Mining Company, was forced to release a statement saying he was sorry for having lost his temper.

He exxplained that he was merely trying to get his kids to their school in Shenzhen.

"I failed to be a qualified political adviser as well as a good father," he said in his statement. "My irrational actions and rudeness have caused some losses to the airport as well as bad effects to the public, so I sincerely apologize to the airport and public. I am willing to compensate."